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45.10Level 2 — turn the clave into a chord pattern
Let’s use C minor.
RH voicing:
E♭-B♭-D
over C bass.
That suggests:
Cm9.
Play this chord on each clave attack.
For now.
This is not yet a sophisticated montuno.
We are simply attaching harmony to the rhythmic skeleton.